KAYO Conference
Schedule |
8:00 – 8:55am |
Registration and Socializing Session |
8:55 – 9:10am
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Welcome
and Opening Remarks
Ms.
Sheinei Saleem, KAYO Treasurer
|
9:10 – 9:20am
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PANEL: Leadership
& Building Relationships
Panel Chair: Mr. Nezar Ahmed, KAYO
Secretary
Mr.
Andre T. Rodriguez – League
of United Latin American Citizens
Dr.
Laurie Ziegler – Professor of Leadership
Mr.
Kocher Arslan – Kurdish Youth Club of Atlanta
|
10:20 – 10:30am
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break
|
10:30– 10:45am |
First Guest Speaker
Ms.
Ruken Sengul, Human Rights Activist
and PhD Candidate, University of Texas |
10:45am – 12:05pm
|
PANEL: Kurdish
Culture and Bridging the Gap
Panel Chair: Mr. Ara Alan, KAYO Director
Dr.
Rebwar Fatah, Kurdish Media Director
Mr.
Troy White, Cultural Scholar and Educator
Ms.
Kajin Abdullah, KAYO Member
Mr.
Helmet Qazi, KAYO Member
|
12:05 – 1:30pm
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lunch break
|
1:30 – 1:45pm
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Second Guest Speaker
Mr.
Hisiyar Ozsoy, PhD Candidate, University of Texas
and Former Advisor to the Mayor of Diyarbakir
|
1:45 – 2:55pm
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PANEL: Kurdish
Identity
Panel Chair: Ms. Delal Pektas, KAYO Member
Mr.
Sait Pektas, Attorney and Kurdish Activist
Dr.
Kamal Artin, Kurdish National Congress Board Member
Mr.
Aland Mizzel, Student of Social Science
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2:55 – 3:05pm
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break
|
3:05 – 3:20pm
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Third Guest Speaker
Mr.
Luqman Barwari, KAYO Advisor
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3:20 – 4:30
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PANEL: Kurdish
American Youth
Panel Chair: Mr. Goran Sadjadi, KAYO President
Ms.
Aryan Akrayi, KAYO Vice President
Mr.
Ganj Ahmad, KAYO Member & Michigan-Chapter Rep.
Mr.
Aram Torabian, KAYO Director
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